Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Medicine Lodge, Medicine Lodge (KP28)

Lat: 37.28°NLon: 98.55°WElev: 1539ft.

79°F

26°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1023.2 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 2 Aug 10:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Medicine Lodge KS

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 83 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Medicine Lodge KS
 37.29°N 98.59°W (Elev. 1496 ft)
10:45 am CDT Aug 2, 2025
11am CDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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